The fact of the matter is that expectations for Alibaba are simply too high, MarketWatch’s Mark Hulbert said on the MoneyBeat show this morning, and that means Alibaba shares may be swimming upstream for a long, long time. Read More »

LendingClub Corp. has inked partnerships with two of the world’s largest companies — Google Inc. and Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. – in recent weeks, but some investors and analysts think the lending platform’s announcement of a partnership with BancAlliance, a consortium of about 200 community banks, could be Lending Club’s biggest partnership yet. Read More »